Question

I have no idea how to do this one please help

Answer 1

Answer:

a = -14

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given

$\frac{2a+38}{5} = 2$

We want to get the variable by itself. First, we can multiply both sides by 5 to get rid of the fraction

$\frac{(2a+38)(5)}{5} = (2)(5)\\2a + 38 = 10$

Now we can isolate the variable by subtracting 38 from both sides

$2a + 38 - 38 = 10 - 38\\2a = -28\\a = \frac{-28}{2}\\a = -14$